A payment schedule that pays you on time

How this splits the money

The deposit comes off the top of the total, and the remaining balance is divided evenly across your milestones. Any leftover cents from rounding land on the final payment so the amounts always add back to the total exactly. A deposit protects you from ghosting and covers your early costs; milestone payments keep cash flowing so you're never funding a long project out of pocket. Readdeposits and payment schedules for how to size them, and the deposit and milestone paymentglossary entries if the terms are new. Drop the result into thecontract generator to lock it in.